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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 06: Israel Adesanya makes his way to the Octagon for the Middleweight title bout during UFC 243 at Marvel Stadium on October 06, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – OCTOBER 06: Israel Adesanya makes his way to the Octagon for the Middleweight title bout during UFC 243 at Marvel Stadium on October 06, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images)
Israel Adesanya is one of the most successful fighters in the UFC. While he was never impoverished, Adesanya has had to deal with the challenges of assimilating as an immigrant into a country.
His family has seen their fair share of struggles in New Zealand, but Adesanya has risen above it all to become one of the biggest names in the fight world.
With all the success he has enjoyed since 2018, Izzy had to give some back to the ones that helped him along the way.
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The UFC 259 Countdown spotted Izzy gifting his mother a rather extravagant present. He drove up to his family home in a Porsche and then gifted it to his mother, who was overjoyed.
Adesanya talks about the cultural significance of giving a gift like that to a family member as well. However, everyone can agree that it is a fantastic gesture to give someone who supported him his entire life a gift like that.
Izzy’s mother, Taiwo Adesanya, is visibly choked up as she shared a moment with her son ahead of his impending title challenge at UFC 259.
Israel Adesanya: Is he ready to fight at Light Heavyweight?
Israel Adesanya is currently the UFC Middleweight Champion. However, his title fight next weekend will see him challenge Jan Blachowicz for the UFC Light Heavyweight Championship.
It will be the main event of a supercard with 3 title fights. This will also be Jan’s first title defense.
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ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES – SEPTEMBER 25: Israel Adesanya of Nigeria poses on the scale during the UFC 253 weigh-in on September 25, 2020 at Flash Forum on UFC Fight Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)
Adesanya is a big fighter; however, he may not be big enough to counter the strength that the Pole brings to the table. Jan speaks about the ‘legendary Polish Power’ quite often. Can Adesanya take the hits from a large LHW like Jan when he is used to fighting at Middleweight?
The answer is actually ‘YES!’. Adesanya has fought through multiple weight classes over the course of his career in combat sports. He has fought at Heavyweight as a boxer and a kickboxer.
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While the stakes are much higher, Izzy seems confident about pulling this off. This will certainly be an intriguing battle. Hopefully, we will get to witness some great back-and-forth action in this major title fight that could very well change the nature of the Light Heavyweight division in its entirety.
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